relocate

UK/,ri:ləuˈkeit/US/ri:'lәukeit/

Definitions

To move to a new place to live or work, or to move a business/people there.

迁移；搬迁；重新安置。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

locplace, position

-ateto make, having

=relocate

re- (again) + locate (place) = 'place again, somewhere new.' Carries a note of deliberateness — you relocate (not just 'move') when the shift is planned and often long-distance or corporate.

Root loc still carries 37 more words

Common Collocations

1.relocate to迁往……
2.relocate abroad移居海外
3.relocate for work为工作而搬迁
4.forced to relocate被迫搬迁

Example Sentences

1.
The company offered to relocate her to its London office.
2.
Many families had to relocate after the flood.
3.
We're relocating the entire team to a bigger building.

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